parker pan cake syrup

[charlie cleveland]

i just got thru making the wife and i pancakes and coffee...to top off the pancakes we had some real CONNECTICUT MAYPLE SYRUP...SENT to me by the parker mayple syrup king his self TERRY SPENCER... I must say this was quite a treat for the wife and me...as far as i know you cannot buy this in mississippi..this is the secound time ever ive got to enjoy this real mayple syrup...i will guard this bottle of syrup and enjoy it for many mornings to come... it was a real treat for BESSIE AND I....MANY thanksto TERRY...ILL remember him every time i eat a pancake from now on...the reason i named this PARKER MAYPLE SYRUP IS because it was was thru the PARKER COLLECTORS ASCIATION AND TERRY BEING A MEMBER AND THIS MAYPLE SYRUP BEIUNG MADE IN CONNECTICUT THAT I CALLED IT PARKER MAYPLE PANCAKE SYRUP.... THANKS AGAIN TERRY.... CHARLIE

[Rick Losey]

enjoy - my daughter called the other day to set a date for getting out to a breakfast at one of the syrup makers. I could hear my two little granddaughters in the background chanting "maple syrup"

I've been addicted to the stuff since I was a kid. Back when I had the trees to make my own, my older daughter used to drink sap, my son would have a glass of syrup with a peanut butter sandwich if I wasn't looking.

sweet gift of nature - and in this case your Parker buddy

[edgarspencer]

I guess I need to have a word with my wife, Charlie. All I got was a cup of coffee and a day old muffin.
Glad you liked it. I'm getting too old to keep this up. It was more fun when the kids helped out. Almost half my taps are still the good old fashioned buckets, so there's still alot of lugging. Even the trees on tubing go into tanks that need to be pumped to the sugar house, so if I'm not lugging sap, I'm lugging the gas-engine pump. (on snow shoes for a good part of the season)

[Richard Flanders]

Good on you Edgar for keeping going on the syrup program. We tapped some maple trees in Michigan when I was in college. One day we were hauling a 30gal trash barrel full of sap home to the cooker in the back of a Suburban when our driver had to brake a little abruptly at a light and the barrel tipped over in the back. What a mess! We just opened all the doors and let it pour out onto the street. A good laugh was had by all I can tell you. Birch syrup is popular up here in Alaska but it takes a LOT more sap to make a jug of syrup than it does with maple.

[Dave Suponski]

Got that right Charlie.....Danny had Edgars syrup this morning with his waffles. He refuses to use any other syrup...spoiled kid....:)

Rich, I would love to try some birch syrup. Is it available in the lower 48?

[Eldon Goddard]

i just got thru making the wife and i pancakes and coffee...to top off the pancakes we had some real CONNECTICUT MAYPLE SYRUP...SENT to me by the parker mayple syrup king his self TERRY SPENCER... I must say this was quite a treat for the wife and me...as far as i know you cannot buy this in mississippi..this is the secound time ever ive got to enjoy this real mayple syrup...i will guard this bottle of syrup and enjoy it for many mornings to come... it was a real treat for BESSIE AND I....MANY thanksto TERRY...ILL remember him every time i eat a pancake from now on...the reason i named this PARKER MAYPLE SYRUP IS because it was was thru the PARKER COLLECTORS ASCIATION AND TERRY BEING A MEMBER AND THIS MAYPLE SYRUP BEIUNG MADE IN CONNECTICUT THAT I CALLED IT PARKER MAYPLE PANCAKE SYRUP.... THANKS AGAIN TERRY.... CHARLIE

Real maple syrup is like real Parmigiano Reggiano once you have the real thing there is no substitute.

[Richard Flanders]

You can order it online from Alaska makers like Alaska Birch Syrup.... not cheap at $160/gallon though! They sell it in 8oz bottles. The folks that I know who formed the first larger commercial operation call their company "Kahiltna Birch Syrup". If you google alaska birch syrup you'll get tons of information. Birch syrup is very good, with a distinct flavor that is completely different than maple syrup.

[Mills Morrison]

Julia cooked pancakes this morning and I had maple syrup on them. She got one pancake a little burnt and it really tasted good with the syrup. I will confess that this was after a search for cane syrup came up dry. I can't get enough cane syrup.

[john f. hanson]

Eggar
This is John Hanson in East hampton, CT
Where can I buy that Sweet Liquid that Purtill tells me about. Of course he didnt bring me any today, just that smelly cigar.
Hope I get some from you soon.
Your friend Yonnie.

[Eric Grims]

Basically in the green mtn. state we put the syrup on anything on our plate. Favorites are scrambled eggs with cracked pepper, sausage, vanilla ice cream, basted on London broil, maple cheese cake, baked beans ........or in a shot glass right out of the evaporator. Necter of the gods

[Eric Grims]

I or got the basted wild duck!

[edgarspencer]

John, I am honored that this is your first PGCA post since joining 3 years ago. I'll make sure George brings some down to you.
Eric, my favorite salad has a maple vinaigrette dressing over baby greens, dried cranberries, walnuts, goat cheese and grapefruit. If you don't like grapefruit, substitute Mandarin oranges. My wife just reminded me of the salmon glazed with maple syrup, soy garlic and (optional) ginger. I baste pork roasts with it, and have been known to inject it into turkey.

[John Dallas]

I have a sourdough starter that I have kept going for about 30 years. Makes great bread and especially waffles. The grandkids sure like coming to the cabin so Grandpa will make waffles with maple syrup and thick cut bacon from Circle M meats in Wolverine, MI

[Bob Roberts]

Pennsylvania sour batter buckwheat pancakes, maple syrup and scrapple - yes!

[Eric Grims]

Edgar that salad looks like a keeper! Would go nice with a leg of duck confit. It's on my list to try.
Captain Bob - I was raised in Pennnsylvania and I have to explain to Vermonters what scrapple is. A woman I work with goes to Pa. Often and brings me back a few lbs. of made on the farm scrapple and I just finished my last slice. I wake up in the morning thinking of it. Pass the syrup please.

[Frank Cronin]

All this talk of maple syrup.... Anyone ever have Finnish oven pancakes? My aunt Ellen from Finland used to make the best!

[Rick Losey]

Pennsylvania sour batter buckwheat pancakes, maple syrup and scrapple - yes!

George Bird Evans referred to buckwheat pancakes and maple syrup as "Crepes Appalachian"

[allen newell]

Edgar, last evening I took out a cup of our sourdough starter and set out overnight a fresh batch of basic batter. In the morning today I made sourdough pancakes for Jean and I and we topped them off with your now famous Maple Syrup. Along with breakfast sausage it was a real treat. So thanks again. You wouldn't by chance have any honey bees ? We could use some Ct honey for our daily tea....

This must have been pancake Sunday for PGCA Members!

[Dean Romig]

At camp we use it for all sorts of cooking. A 50/50 mix of pure maple syrup and Jack Daniels is a fabulous way to pan-fry thick pork loin chops adding the concoction often as the JD evaporates. It leaves a wonderfully thick, crispy caramelization over and around the chops... absolutely wonderful!!!






.

[Rick Losey]

great camp stove Dean

[charlie cleveland]

wow.... charlie

[Matt Valinsky]

My cousin's husband makes Maple syrup up in Massachusetts, goes by the name Uncle Jim's Sugarhouse. I'll be making a trip back home in May, just in time to renew the supply, on short rations now.

When I was growing up back on the farm, a winters treat was a wash pan packed tight with snow with a liberal dose of syrup poured on it. My cousin Anna and I would sit on the front porch with our spoons and have a go at it. That, was in fact a good time.

[Richard Flanders]

I like Deans idea on the chops.... that sounds very yummy.

[john f. hanson]

I'm not to good with with this forums, however George Purtill been helping.By the way, George had birthday 3/4 but I will not tell the members how old he is. --- I had note with one my new friend about maple syrup,very good.
John F. hanson

[allen newell]

George is as old as Bruce Springsteen. How's that..

[Dave Suponski]

John, It's great to see you on here!

So that makes George about as old as dirt huh.....:rolleyes:

[allen newell]

If I'd said that he was as old as Grace Slick, now that would really be old as dirt

[Dennis V. Nix]

Happy Birthday George.

[Chris Travinski]

I always wanted to try to make birch syrup, I would guess you would use sap from a black birch? When we were kids we used to break the end of branches off of the maple trees in the winter and make sap cycles.

[Jim DiSpagno]

George, Happy Birthday and many more. Life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes. Jim

[Dean Romig]

I thank the Dear Lord that I've put my life to better use than that of a roll of toilet paper :eek:

[Eric Grims]

Edgar - true to my post I made that salad and dressing tonight and served it with homemade duck confit legs. It doesn't get much better than that - thanks for the recipe.

Dean- nice looking stove. I have the syrup the pork and the booze on hand and hope to try your recipe on the wood cook stove this weekend. Can't wait. I know some folks by aquantance in the deer camp book.

With Regards
Eric

[edgarspencer]

Here's another one Eric.

5 oz bag of mixed greens
1/2 cup diced red onion
2 cups strawberries, quarterd
1 cup blueberries
2 oz. soft goat cheese, crumbled
1/2 cup toasted peacans

Dressing:
1/2 cup light mayonnaise
3-4 tablespoons maple syrup (we used light amber)
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

[Dean Romig]

Eric, make sure the chops are really thick - (you can get some really nice meat at Marty's in Danville right on Rte 2) and don't overcook it. We like the pork just a little pink in the middle and a nice crispy brown on the outside. Make sure you use plenty of the JD and syrup as you cook it, adding more and more and basting as you cook it.

"Deer Camp, Last Light in the Northeast Kingdom" is the book of the old time Vermont deer hunter and deer camps. It is steeped with tradition and was written by a guy who hiked (usually uninvited) back into these deer camps where he is usually welcomed by some very woodsy characters. One of my favorite stories is of a camp he was visiting and after supper everyone was sitting around the table as the author is interviewing them. A mouse appears on a shelf high up on a wall and somebody shouts "MOUSE!!" at which everyone 'slaps leather' and the author dives for the floor.

[Paul Plager]

I just recieved my first servings of the famous Ct. maple syurp today. I'm eager to try it on anything. Can't wait for Saturday morning.:corn:

[edgarspencer]

My syrup will be at the PGCA table at the Southern if Danny Suponski hasn't consumed it all beforehand. All proceeds go to the PGCA. I finished about 36 quarts this morning and I'm done for the year

[Paul Plager]

Edgar, jusy charge him $5.00 a shot.:rotf:

[George Blair]

My syrup will be at the PGCA table at the Southern if Danny Suponski hasn't consumed it all beforehand. All proceeds go to the PGCA. I finished about 36 quarts this morning and I'm done for the year

Maybe I could head Danny off at the pass if you brought some to the Baltimore show.

[John Farrell]

Charlie - a plague on you. I broke a tooth the other day and when sweet hits that nerve it makes me rise out of my shoes. Been taking a blue 12 hour analgesic once a day to keep the devil at bay. I just got a bottle of Minnesota Maple Syrup from my lady friend last week and I'm dying to use it. Won't see the DDS until next week. Watch out right after that, tho.

You know that adage - Minnesota, where women are strong, men are good looking and children are all above average.

[edgarspencer]

Maybe I could head Danny off at the pass if you brought some to the Baltimore show.

Good idea. I'll bring some.

[Eric Grims]

Dean
Made those pork chops last night and they were great. Thanks. Who needs a cookbook when you have the PGCA forum.
Eric

[Dean Romig]

Eric, have you been to Marty's in Danville?

[edgarspencer]

And we had maple glazed salmon last night.

[Dean Romig]

Was it cedar planked and maple glazed?

[Eric Grims]

Yes I have been to Marty's .great meat counter. It is out of the way for me though. I have a great source locally for free range sides of highlander beef, chickens, ducks and Cornish hens, and eggs so I get spoiled that way.

[edgarspencer]

That cedar planking is a gimmick and one of the places I had it used roofing shingles. I swear I tasted the fire retardant/preservative they're dipped in. I only do salmon on the grill.

[Rick Losey]

And we had maple glazed salmon last night.

we do this maple salmon often

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Maple-Salmon/Detail.aspx


but only when I don't do the whiskey salmon -(only with a Speyside single malt - none of that blended stuff) :whistle:

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2008/08/salmon-with-scotch-whisky-sauce-recipe.html

[edgarspencer]

I sent my distant cousin, John Frierson, a quart of my maple syrup, and he kindly sent me back a quart of his strawberry moonshine. DAMN!!!! It's good.
Note the shiner sitting watch over his still with a Parker across his lap.
I'm just now calculating how much syrup I can get in a footlocker.

[Paul Plager]

Edgar, you can get a lot more in the locker if you don't take the time to put it in the jugs.:biglaugh:

[edgarspencer]

I want the return shine to be delivered in a '35 Ford Coupe.

[Dean Romig]

With the jars of shine packed carefully in rags into several wooden Peter's ammo boxes...

[edgarspencer]

Like the one I just loaded in the car to go to Baltimore.

[Robert Rambler]

Edgar, Are you bringing any of that famous Maple Syrup to Baltimore?

[Paul Plager]

I would hate to pay the deposit on that delivery vehichle.
Edgar, how much do you want for that Peters shell crate? I've been looking for one of those.:corn:

[edgarspencer]

I would hate to pay the deposit on that delivery vehichle.
Edgar, how much do you want for that Peters shell crate? I've been looking for one of those.:corn: $1,000,000.00

Edgar, Are you bringing any of that famous Maple Syrup to Baltimore? Yes, just pints.

[Paul Plager]

:crying::crying::crying::cuss:

[allen newell]

Paul, I may have one for you. I'll have to dig into some stuff first. pm me with your email address so I can send you a pic.

[Robert Rambler]

Edgar, Looking forward to visiting booth M-27 Saturday afternoon to meet you and procure a pint of your finest.:)

[Dennis V. Nix]

I am interested in the old leather washer handled knife at the top of the box. Is it for sale? What manufacturer is it?

Dennis

[allen newell]

Dennis, that looks like an older Case XX circa 1960's knife to me. You can find a number of these on Ebay. Just search on 'Case Hunting Knives' and you'll find them. The sell on Ebay for $35+ depending on condition. You can also find many of them at local gun and knife shows. They were the classic American hunting knife through the 1960's.

[Paul Plager]

I've got one that is a K Bar. Was my father inlaw's. Not quite as good shape as Edgar's. That's one hell of a knife.

[allen newell]

I have 2 Case XX knives, one was my Dad's (I inherited it properly, oh yeah..) the other was my brothers that I appropriated (yes!). They're classic American hunting knives but and this is a big but, I have always felt that the steel they used in their blades for these knives was a bit too soft and they just don't hold an edge sharp very long. The K Bar knife is another knife altogether. Buck blades on their early american made knives will hold an edge well. There are other good classic American knives out there as well. Edgar probably uses that one to hack at his maple trees !

[Paul Plager]

After all the stories I've heard about Eggar, I don't think I want to know what he does with it.:duck::rotf:

[Dennis V. Nix]

I was thinking possibly a Kabar as my mom worked there in Olean, NY in the 40's. I just saw it on the top of the box and it looked lonely. Possibly the owner would want to simply give it to me. If he would only want to give it to a family member I am available for adoption as I am an orphan.

[allen newell]

There's a reason the Marines used the K-Bar in the Pacific during WWII.

[Matt Valinsky]

And Viet Nam also.

[Paul Plager]

Alright Edgar, sense I am the person that hijacked this thread,I thought it my job to put it back on track. I came home from work tonight and the house was full of wonderful smells, bacon frying and home made waffels. My wife bought a new waffle iron to make me dinner. Your syrup was on her mind with the purchase. Fresh waffles and bacon and your syrup, WOW. I don't know which is better, the syrup or the waffles. You make some great syrup. Thanks so much my friend. YumYum.:bowdown::bigbye::bowdown: